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the lib dem leader, ed davey today . dem leader, ed davey today. bungee jumping. i mean come on now. do these antics actually convince you to vote for the likes of lib dem or not.7 also, starmer says that if he becomes prime minister, he will regularly stop work at 6 pm. and have family time. is this a goodidea and have family time. is this a good idea or quite frankly, if you want work life balance, should you be doing a different job? should you be doing a different job.7 you tell me. and an earthquake in europe . macron's earthquake in europe. macron's gamble to call a spontaneous election has to put it mildly, gone wrong. the extremes at both end of the scale have smashed his party. what do you make to it all? his party. what do you make to it all.7 and his party. what do you make to it all? and at glastonbury, it wasn't just the audience. crowdsurfing. oh no. a banksy artwork depicting a small boat packed with migrants passed along the crowd to, you guessed it, cheers. apparently it was legendary historic and epic. can you imagine if that took place at a refo

that is serve ed davey giving evidence to — case.owing that, we have a live page on our website. so read david has apologised to sir alan bates for initially refusing to meet him when he was serving as postal affairs minister in 2010, saying in his witness statement that the letter to mr bates was poorly judged and that he did go on to meet him five months later. he also says he would have acted differently if the post office told the truth, and he was put on the spot by the council inquiry about who had lied to him, then a dem leader said he dealt with pawn animals and the former managing director, david smith. he said that these are the people passing information it was untrue. not surprising that people are accusing others of lying, but this has been a session during which the audience had been unhappy with the audience had been unhappy with the answers given lights are ed davey about his period as postal affairs minister. if you're a fan of warmer summer weather, this summer has certainly made you wait for it. the next few days w

ed davey. i think he's.? and here he is. >> tv picture editors the world over are saying thank you to the liberal democrats at the moment. >> political goals. >> political goals. >> but, over to something slightly less political because it's a historic moment for an historic royal residence, balmoral castle is throwing open its doors for the first time to the public and visitors will get an insight into the castle's interior designs, as well as the history of the king's scottish retreat. >> well, we're joined now by our scotland reporter, the lovely tony mcguire, who's at balmoral castle for us. tony, you're outside there. what's the atmosphere like? is anyone you've seen yet who's going to actually get the chance to go in? >> good afternoon. well, certainly it's a bit of a strange one. you know, behind me you see lots of people who are going up into the grounds of balmoral castle, as you know, for the summer, the castle grounds open and, you know, people speak very highly of the gardens for which they're ab

but, uh, i am quite excited to see what ed davey is going to be doing on wednesday.o make a prediction. yeah. go on. ed davey will be the only party leader in our lifetimes that does a bungee jump. well, in public. in public, yeah. i just can't really see anyone else doing that. this is a moment in time and a sort of vibe that is unique to them that i do not think will be repeated. so the 1st ofjuly, 2024 political history is being made. exactly, exactly. and then talking about nigel farage and reform, i was really struck by his big rally that he did at the weekend. that was all over social media — hundreds and hundreds of people turning up to a venue to see him do like an old fashioned, like, stamp your feet, do the stump speech that call and response thing. yeah, really interesting because we've seen very little of that in this campaign. keir starmer and rishi sunak, and actually ed davey in a slightly different way, and uh, the snp, their events have all been quite small. there was a big labour rally on saturday night, i think, in london, and they had a dj and var

ed davey, the lib dems leader. _ express their will. ed davey, the lib dems leader.let's look - express their will. ed davey, the lib dems leader. let's look at i express their will. ed davey, the i lib dems leader. let's look at what is next for the conservative party. joining me now is sam white, the former chief of staff to sir keir starmer and caroline slocock, former private secretary to conservative prime ministers margaret thatcher and john major and the director of the think tank civil exchange. sam, you worked with a keir starmer in his early years. he has travelled a very, very long way in a relatively short space of time, and when you started working with him probably in the early days of the pandemic, did you ever think he could win with such a massive majority in one go?— could win with such a massive majority in one go? well, i went to work for keir _ majority in one go? well, i went to work for keir starmer _ majority in one go? well, i went to work for keir starmer three - majority in one go? well, i went to work for keir starmer three or - majority i

and also the lib dem leader ed davey labour's pat mcfadden, both former postal affairs ministers, wille evidence at the postal inquiry today. first, let's hear what we might get from the covid inquiry report, which is due to be released injust from the covid inquiry report, which is due to be released in just a few hours. we will get details on the preparedness or not of the uk for the pandemic. let's go over to nicky schiller. i the pandemic. let's go over to nicky schiller. ., ., , ., schiller. i am outside the covid inuui schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in _ schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. _ schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this - schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this will- schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this will set | schiller. i am outside the covid i inquiry in london. this will set up backin inquiry in london. this will set up back in may 2021 by the then prime minister borisjohnson, to look at how the uk both prepared and dealt with the covid pandemic. today is the first report from the inq

dems, sir ed davey. thank you, mr seaker dems, sir ed davey.ome the prime minister to his place in this first prime minister's questions. can i associate myself and my party with the comments he made about the appalling attack on the soldier in kent and our thoughts are with his family, friends and comrades. can i also associate our side with his comments on team gb, and in particular talk about how we want them to succeed in paris. the prime minister has many messes that he has inherited. one of them is the scandal over the carer�*s allowance scandal over the ca rer�*s allowance repayments. scandal over the carer�*s allowance repayments. one example is my constituent andrea, a full—time carer for her elderly mum. constituent andrea, a full—time carerfor her elderly mum. she constituent andrea, a full—time carer for her elderly mum. she went back to work part—time, mainly for her mental health, she tells me. she was earning less than £7,000 a year and has been hit by a bill from the dwp for 4600. and has been hit by a bill from the dwp for a600

well sir ed davey apologised to the campaigner alan bates — the central charachter in the tv drama that to what he had to say. i lets you listen to what he had to sa . ., lets you listen to what he had to sa. . .,, ., lets you listen to what he had to sa. . , ., say. i have apologised and repeat that apology _ say. i have apologised and repeat that apology for _ say. i have apologised and repeat that apology for not _ say. i have apologised and repeat that apology for not meeting - say. i have apologised and repeatj that apology for not meeting alan bates on the basis of his first letter. ., , ., , , letter. you tell in your witness statement _ letter. you tell in your witness statement about _ letter. you tell in your witness statement about the _ letter. you tell in your witness statement about the letter, i letter. you tell in your witness l statement about the letter, that letter. you tell in your witness - statement about the letter, that we are looking at, it was drafted for you by— are looking at, it was drafted for you by officials. it is accurate? yea _ you by officials. it is

but he says that people should take a leap of faith on ed davey and the liberal democrats. you believe i watched bungee jumped? perhaps that's a story for another show . that's a story for another show. coming up next, we're going to be discussing the euros gordon south, a gordon southgate, gareth southgate . does he need gareth southgate. does he need to dispense with the knitwear channel? his inner alex ferguson and go mad at this team? can they produce something better than we saw on sunday against switzerland? this saturday we're going to be speaking to big sam allardyce getting his full verdict in just a moment. welcome back. i was going to speak to big sam allardyce. allardyce about the football, but we can't get hold of him. presumably he is writing his application to the fa as we speak for a second shot at the england manager. we might have him, but we don't know. so in the meantime i'm going to bring tom harwood in to talk about what's coming up on state of the nafion what's coming up on state of the nation tonight. >> we could talk about it as a world renowned foot

lib dem leader sir ed davey. he pulled numerous stunts of course, during the election campaign. well, he faces the post office inquiry today over his role in that scandal. do you think you're going to see an apology from him.7 maybe going to see an apology from him? maybe not. >> maybe his biggest challenge yet elsewhere covid failures. the first reports published from the covid inquiry later today is expected to be highly critical of the conservative government's handung of the conservative government's handling of the pandemic. >> and breaking overnight, president joe biden has pulled out of a campaign speech after testing positive for . testing positive for. covid. didn't mean to sound so cheerful about that. my point being , do about that. my point being, do you remember when covid was just the excuse to get out of anything you didn't particularly want to do, even as presidents made you come out for dinner this weekend, >> i think i've got some symptoms i need to test anyway. >> apparently he's got mild symptoms. he's fine . but what symptoms. he's fine. but what does this m

sir ed davey bungee jumping his way back into the political spotlight. we'll be discussing what role this expanded party will play over the next five years. and reform have entered the fray with nigel farage leading their new group of five mps into a new era at westminster. though, as we know, wherever nigel farage goes, protesters are sure to follow. thank you mate , where are you thank you mate, where are you from .7 from.7 >> where are you from.7 oh well, that makes sense . emma woolf that makes sense. emma woolf renee yes . renee yes. >> i mean, are you downwind of a couple of red.7 >> you've got a bigger lunch than i've had. >> the reform party leader was heckled by a number of protesters as he celebrated his eighth attempt. his successful attempt at becoming an mp . well, attempt at becoming an mp. well, all of those topics and more will be discussed over the next two hours. but before we get into what this election means and what's next to come, here are your very latest news headunes are your very latest news headlines with sam francis. >> tom, t

sir ed davey, lib dem leader. _ than anyone else.ampaign for everybody. thank you very much indeed. labour history has been made in the last few days — sweeter for labour, given how rarely they win — only four of their leaders have ever won an election with a majority — here are starmer's predecessors. labour's policy is the only policy that can lead us to peace abroad and socialjustice that can lead us to peace abroad and social justice at that can lead us to peace abroad and socialjustice at home. prime ministers tony blair entered downing _ prime ministers tony blair entered downing street in triumph today after— downing street in triumph today after the — downing street in triumph today after the biggest election victory in labour— after the biggest election victory in labour history. a after the biggest election victory in labour history.— after the biggest election victory in labour history. a new dawn has broken, in labour history. a new dawn has broken. has _ in labour history. a new dawn has broken, has it _ in labour histor

davey sir ed davey is set to appearin ed davey sir ed davey is set to appear in front of the post officenister. >> the future of strictly come dancing thrown into disarray after a third pro dancer is identified as a person of interest in the scandal plaguing the series. >> metropolitan police commissioner sir mark rowley launches a recruitment drive to boost falling officer numbers. we're asking this morning is it even an attractive career anymore? >> good morning. there's a brief hot spell for south and eastern areas to end the week, but how long will it last? find out all the details with me a little later on. >> it's just gone. 9:00. >> it's just gone. 9:00. >> i'm stephen dixon and i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news . news. breakfast. loads of you getting in touch on granny food. making a comeback. that's what it's been dubbed . that's what it's been dubbed. that's what it's been dubbed. that's what it's being dubbed in the papers. yeah. granny food. things like toad in the hole. >> i'm craving. toad in the hole. >> shepherd's pie. you need to ask for it for dinner. >> i'm not a

the stuff that ed davey is doing is overtly _ the stuff that ed davey is doing is overtly ridiculousr years. i would say it has been reasonably effective. it's a bit silly. — reasonably effective. it's a bit silly. but— reasonably effective. it's a bit silly, but he would argue this is what _ silly, but he would argue this is what he — silly, but he would argue this is what he has to do that to get his party— what he has to do that to get his party notice and look different from the candidates. everyone can see they are — the candidates. everyone can see they are stunts but i think it has been _ they are stunts but i think it has been 0k~ — they are stunts but i think it has been 0k. they have some serious messaging — been 0k. they have some serious messaging about policy to talk about — messaging about policy to talk about. 0k, nobody is talking about it very— about. 0k, nobody is talking about it very much, but who has been talking — it very much, but who has been talking about policy in this campaign at all? we have talked about— campaign at all? we have talked about dj. — campaig

sir ed davey, the leader of the _ more about this.rats i more about this. sir ed davey, the| leader of the liberal democrats has just started giving evidence to the inquiry. he was also a postal affairs minister between 2010—2012 and i think we can expect him also to say that he was misled by the post office and i think we can also expect him to say that with hindsight, he also wishes that he had asked more questions. zoe, thank you. the skeleton of a stegosaurus has been bought at auction in new york for £34 million — making it the most expensive fossil ever sold. nicknamed apex, its 8.5 metres long and was discovered two years ago near the appropriately—named town of dinosaur in the us state of colorado! thomas magill reports. the largest stegosaurus ever found and now the most expensive ever sold after it fetched more than ten times its guide price at auction — a whopping £34 million. nicknamed apex, it's only one of a handful ever unearthed. we've only found about eight or nine stegosauruses. there are only that number of them in

i mean, i'm afraid i have a gloomy view of ed davey.emember he was the man who was in charge during the post office. he was. and then he went off to work for the legal firm that the post office was employing. i wrote about it all. they gave me a very good quote. do all those terrible tactics. yeah, on on the postmasters and postmistresses . and i have one postmistresses. and i have one of the leading ones in my part of the leading ones in my part of the leading ones in my part of the world, janet skinner, you know, and the thing she says about what she's been through. so i can't forgive him for that. i'm afraid no matter. that's why he. no, no amount of books are about aren't that to distract from the post office scandal? remember when the post office scandal was going through its deepest arguments in parliament? he had to absent himself for weeks. he dropped out of a pm. >> a prime minister's question did do you think, though, that lib dems are going to do quite well because people might be fed up with the conservatives, and they also

well sir ed davey apologised to the campaigner alan bates — the central charachter in the tv drama thatighted the injustice suffered. lets you listen to what he had to say. i lets you listen to what he had to sa . . lets you listen to what he had to sa. . .,, ., lets you listen to what he had to sa. . , ., say. i have apologised and repeat that apology _ say. i have apologised and repeat that apology for _ say. i have apologised and repeat that apology for not _ say. i have apologised and repeat that apology for not meeting - say. i have apologised and repeati that apology for not meeting alan bates on the basis of his first letter. ., , ., , , letter. you tell in your witness statement _ letter. you tell in your witness statement about _ letter. you tell in your witness statement about the _ letter. you tell in your witness statement about the letter, i letter. you tell in your witness l statement about the letter, that letter. you tell in your witness - statement about the letter, that we are looking at, it was drafted for you by— are looking at, it was drafted for you by officials. i

ed davey saying this election gives people a chance to change the political geography of our country,y in as leader of reform uk. that did lead to an uptick in their support in the polls, so they have high hopes. what is nigel farage saying? he is saying he absolutely believes his party will get millions of votes. that will establish what he is describing as a bridgehead in parliament, but then you say how many seats? and he said, i haven't got a clue. what is the green party in england and will saying? carla denyer, the co—leader of the party, pointing out there sending the highest number of seats they have ever stood in england and wales, she's been talking about how she would like her cohort of green mps to push, as she puts it, a labour government to be braver and bolder, to hold that government to account and the greens say they will provide real hope and real change. nick, you did say we were among friends i won't ask you to predict the election but you've been across the election but you've been across the uk covering the campaign, speaking off the record to top politicians, ar

ed davey. market in peterhead a few days to go until the polls open for so he was keen to remind scottish voters that the snp will put scott and's interests first. fits put scott and's interests first. as we put scott and's interests first. sis we approach put scott and's interests first. is we approach polling day, it's very clear that the election has been decided in england and the conservatives are going to lose decisively to the labour party. so there will be a labour promised on friday. what people in scotland need to think about is, what protection do they want to make sure that scotland's interests are taken forward in the next parliament was mike snp mps will always put the interests of scotland first, they will fight against austerity and the spending cuts the labour party is going to deliver, and they will make sure that scotland has a future that is made in scotland, for scotland. for the next fortnight tennis fans around world the world will be focussing their attention on london sw

sir ed davey has apologised for his role in the post office scandal.your party again? >> well, it has taken a lot of rebuilding and ed's been the first to say that, you know, a lot of the lib dem mps lost their seats. they paid the price for what they did on tuition fees, but that is now some years away. and i think the lib dems would argue, look actually, yeah, we made some mistakes then. but by golly , look what then. but by golly, look what then. but by golly, look what the tories have done since after the tories have done since after the lib dems left the coalition. they've given us so many prime ministers, so many failed attempts. they gave us liz truss, so when you compare what we did on tuition fees, frankly, the tories have done a hell of a lot worse. >> okay, granted, but ed davey was a minister in that coalition government and he never spoke out at the time about the tories or the tough decisions they were making, even austerity. he never once spoke out and he's addressed that himself. >> i think if you look at the tories in coalition with th

davey not ed davey and nick clegg video somewhere of him doing a dance to carly rae jepsen film that>> yes, i have heard of this . >> yes, i have heard of this. >> yes, i have heard of this. >> give it a miss of this parish gloria de piero who you sat next to him many times, and i when we've had a late evening in the early hours approach, we put on kinnock the movie, and we know every single word of it. it's now on youtube and then and then we text the kinnock children saying we're watching. neil kinnock was our idea. >> he got me out of a scrape years ago i was doing a speaking engagement with him and michael heseltine, and we had a three line whip at 10:00. neil looked at me. i won't use the language. he uses his boil. you come with me. you're in trouble. come in. the leader of the opposition's car. look the whips in the eyes and call them. see you next tuesday. i will sort you out. >> oh yeah? yeah yeah, yeah. >> oh yeah? yeah yeah, yeah. >> and he rang up the chief whip and says jody was with me. good man. >> goodness me. so you're. bacon was saved . my bacon was saved by was sav

yes, that is the liberal democrat leader, ed davey, at the wheel. when i think about the next parliament, it's really clear that a united liberal democrats with a strong message on fair deal are ones who could hold whoever�*s in power to account. the conservatives can't. there'd be a failed government. there'd be a failed opposition. they're too divided to hold the next government to account. and, north of the border, the message is the same. the tories are out of the game. they've lost the election south of the border. in scotland, for voters, if they want to stop austerity, stop a labour government imposing more austerity in scotland, they want to protect the scottish interest and make sure we've got a future that's made in scotland for scotland, they've got to vote snp. the green party says it hopes to win at least four mps to push a labour government to be bolder and braver in delivering real change. reform uk's leader nigel farage says his party can be the real opposition to hold keir starmer to account on immigration. get rid of the tories. ye

we also the stance, ed davey paddle boarding, driving a jcb, bungee stance, ed davey paddle boarding,k up a lot of votes and not many seats and this time, they were much more targeted in what they were dry to do. they played the game that was in front of them and they have been rewarded with some really historic winds. . ., rewarded with some really historic winds. . ~' , ., so on the eighth attempt, nigel farage has succeeded in being elected to parliament. the reform uk leader will bejoined by three colleagues after the party received 15% of the national vote share. let's speak to our special correspondent, lucy manning, who has been following their campaign. they did very well in terms of the number of votes, more votes than the liberal democrats although it did not translate into seats? yes. not translate into seats? yes, that's right- — not translate into seats? yes, that's right. the _ not translate into seats? yes, that's right. the third - not translate into seats? yes, that's right. the third largestl not translate into seats? yes that's right. the third largest vote share an

i'm not sure that is ed davey, you know. really? their words, to build a caring nation. that is what the lib dems are talking about. now, of course, we have seen ed davey very much enjoying the campaign trail, let's say, doing things a bit differently, bungeejumping, doing interviews bungee jumping, doing interviews while bungeejumping, doing interviews while playing tennis, watersports, to name a few. zumba recently. this is yet another ed davey enjoyable stunt, and he has really had the most fun, hasn't he, out of all the party leaders. that goes without saying. i see what happened there. on the nearside earlier there was someone in the passenger seat, ed daveyis someone in the passenger seat, ed davey is driving next to that nearside person. so i was right and the gallery were right. the perfect combination! let's take you back to our top line today in politics, the work and pensions secretary mel stride, who made those comments earlier on the bbc radio 4 where he effectively conceded the election and said labour were on their wa

i see eamonn coming out of ed davey's campaign stunts -- a - ed davey's campaign stunts —— a montage.sheep on this farm near lincoln may appear about as distant from westminster as you can get. but farms like this are where a key election night phrase was born. we look at a group of sheep and there's normally a leader. that leader often historically has been a wether, which is a castrated male. the wether would lead the flock to warn of danger, etc. so how would you keep track of those wethers leading the flock down ravines, or round bends in hundreds of acres of pasture? well... ..with a bell, of course. combine the two — bell, wether — you've got a term that still means an indicator of trends hundreds of years later. while nick struggles to put a bell on a sheep, he's also grappling with his decision at the polls. i've narrowed it down. i know a certain party i will not be voting for. but i'm still awaiting. i've got a couple of meetings coming up. i shall decide when i've heard the individual candidates speak. it may be as clear as muck as to who farmer nick is going to vote for, b

yes, that is the liberal democrat leader, ed davey, at the wheel.think about the next parliament, it's really clear that a united liberal democrats with a strong message on fair deal are ones who could hold whoever�*s in power to account. the conservatives can't. there'd be a failed government. there'd be a failed opposition. they're too divided to hold the next government to account. and, north of the border, the message is the same. the tories are out of the game. they've lost the election south of the border. in scotland, for voters, if they want to stop austerity, stop a labour government imposing more austerity in scotland, they want to protect the scottish interest and make sure we've got a future that's made in scotland for scotland, they've got to vote snp. the green party says it hopes to win at least four mps to push a labour government to be bolder and braver in delivering real change. reform uk's leader nigel farage says his party can be the real opposition to hold keir starmer to account on immigration. get rid of the tories. yeah. plai

talk to me a bit about sir ed davey. he mentioned - tackled. talk to me a bit about sir ed davey.there was a bit of criticism about the sense of fun perhaps in the campaign, some thought it was too much. butjudging from the results, it looked like it really worked. it focused people what the lib dems were doing during an extremely busy campaign in the media. , �* ~' ., extremely busy campaign in the media. , �* ~ ., ., extremely busy campaign in the media. , �* ~' ., ., :: media. yes, i've known him for 20, 30 ears media. yes, i've known him for 20, 30 years and _ media. yes, i've known him for 20, 30 years and he _ media. yes, i've known him for 20, 30 years and he is _ media. yes, i've known him for 20, 30 years and he is a _ media. yes, i've known him for 20, 30 years and he is a very _ media. yes, i've known him for 20, 30 years and he is a very serious i 30 years and he is a very serious quy- 30 years and he is a very serious guy. he was one of my ministers when i was in the cabinet and then ran his own government department in energy. he knows a lot about the key issues that

sir ed davey there.and wales added three mps — and will have four representatives in westminster. just under two million people voted green — giving them a 6.8% share of the total. among the new mps — party co—leader carla denyer, who took bristol central. everyone who voted green, wherever you are, you've helped strengthen the case and make it easier for us. the green mps who've been elected to push the incoming labour government to be bolder on environmental matters and on making this country a fairer place. earlier i spoke to the new green mp, sian berry, who has held the seat in brighton pavilion, which was previously held by her green party colleague caroline lucas. brighton take along brighton take a long and careful time over content, so my result was up time over content, so my result was up early, at that point i knew i was joining colleagues, which made it extra special to be not only elected to take on the legendary work of caroline lucas in the city, but also look forward to what i wanted to

we saw ed davey, we saw ed davey., and, and it was to look where they were in second place to the tories and, and to take on the tories and, and to take on the tories and actually, i mean, sort of everybody's known this. i mean, i read sarah vine in the daily mail possibly two years ago saying this is terrible. we're going to have a left wing england. but but one of the things that they had to have for this strategy to work was to have a labour leader that people weren't frightened about, because they said that under jeremy corbyn they couldn't get people to vote for them because the tories wouldn't swap, because they said we really don't want jeremy corbyn in, but actually a lot of soft tories 9°, actually a lot of soft tories go, well, keir starmer, he'll be okay, so we'll vote liberal democrat and we'll get rid of the people in. so that's been their strategy and then there was the then there was the air war that we saw, where we just kept on hearing about about, you know, this centrist dad actually doing very weird

ed davey. and he's in his peach lycra. >> it's all designed to distract attention from his pretty awful role in the post office dispute . role in the post office dispute. remember, he was the one who wouldn't see mr bates, who inspired that amazing itv drama , inspired that amazing itv drama, which is finally got us all talking about the post office and then, of course, subsequently when he was an when he was out of the commons, he took a job with a law firm advising the post office at the same law firm that was giving those postmasters and postmistresses a very hard time, very difficult for ed davey. but if you keep doing, bungee jumpers, people do bungee jumps. people don't ask those sort of questions, do they? >> well, that's just backfired on him rather, hasn't it, by the fact that you've done that so well done, backfired on him like a bungee rope, you might say. now, do you fancy a part time prime minister? listen to what sir keir starmer said on virgin radio yesterday about his work life

they haven't good result for ed davey . but you say result for ed davey.a result of people not being happy with the conservatives. presumably it's also people who don't like the conservatives, but might think that labour would be even worse and therefore if gone with the middle man, so to speak, callum , middle man, so to speak, callum, i think what we saw in 2019, if we're going for sort of the middle man sort of idea, is that the lib dems typically do well when labour do well, because actually people aren't scared of actually people aren't scared of a labour government. >> i think that's what we're seeing tonight as people aren't terribly scared of a keir starmer government. so yes, they're happy to vote it. but, lib dem, what we, i think have seen is that people really want to see the back of the conservatives, and actually we can use this as a catalyst for long term change in our country to really get a more positive politics away from sort of the culture wars that i think have infected the conservatives and the government for the last couple of years.

ed davey has said we would _ government on friday?ve not made up their mind how they will vote. that is why liberal democrats are using every day to talk about pledges on nhs, social care, cost of living and the environment to win as many votes and elect as many liberal democrat mps. why should people use their precious vote to vote for you as a third party? vote to vote for you as a third -a ? , ., ., vote to vote for you as a third .a ? , ., ., ., vote to vote for you as a third a? party? every vote for a liberal democrat _ party? every vote for a liberal democrat is — party? every vote for a liberal democrat is a _ party? every vote for a liberal democrat is a vote _ party? every vote for a liberal democrat is a vote for - party? every vote for a liberal democrat is a vote for a - party? every vote for a liberal. democrat is a vote for a stronger voice in parliament to campaign for saving nhs and social care and taking action on the cost of living and putting an end to sewage dumping. around the country, liberal democrats are key c

sir ed davey the lib dems.et ourselves a target of being the third largest party, and we have surpassed it by a huge amount. this is a tremendous result . tremendous result. >> well, to reflect on these tumultuous events, we are joined now by the former justice secretary, sir brandon lewis. theo usherwood, political commentator matt goodwin and of course, the broadcasting legend thatis course, the broadcasting legend that is alastair stewart, where should we start? let's talk to you first, brandon , catastrophic. >> oh, yeah. i mean, there's no getting away from the fact it's a horrendously bad night, historically bad night for the conservative party. >> we haven't seen a result this bad in a century or more. >> but it's not that labour won it. it's that the tories lost it. >> yeah. no. >> yeah. no. >> and yeah, that's absolutely right. and something i said when i was on a few hours ago now, is we were going to see through the night and there's a challenge for our party and that we've lost a huge amount of grou

studioz sir ed horizon is... - studio: sir ed davey horizon — studio: sir ed davey giving answers tothe weather. if you're a fan of warmer summer weather, this is certainly made you wait for it. the next few days will be probably to your liking. tomorrow, some places getting 31 degrees. hot for some of us, pretty humid forjust about all of us. the jet stream, the wind high in the atmosphere at searing weather systems around the globe bending to the north of our shores and allowing us to draw this very warm and humid air up from the south. feeling the effects of that this afternoon across england and wales where we are seeing some sunshine, more cloud and rain for northern ireland in the west of scotland. in the north—east of scotland, some brightness, low 205 in temperatures. in the south of england and wales, into the middle 205. those of above the average for the time of year. 28 behind the south—east corner. really humid tonight, misty and making for coasts and heels kills in the west. overnight lows of 13—17 . a pretty warm start tomorrow morning. we see that sunshine across many

so passionately about this particular issue. >> mr ed davey , to the prime >> mr ed davey, to the primes response, i hope he will look at this matter though, on carer's allowance . on carer's allowance. >> family carers save the taxpayer £162 billion a year. and if we get this right, many could go back into work . but could go back into work. but there's another care crisis that's probably even bigger, and that's probably even bigger, and that's the crisis in social care. i'm sure, like me, he's met millions of people around the country who heard about millions of people for whom this is their biggest issue and has been for decades. after a once in a century election, do you not think there's an opportunity for a once in a century chance to fix social care and thus help our nhs ? so can i ask him to set our nhs? so can i ask him to set up a cross—party commission on social care? so that we can address this urgent matter here? >> he's right. it is a crisis. i'm sorry to have to report to the house. it's not the only crisis that we've inherited. there's a crisis and a failure. absolutely

and i mean, the lib dems are pretty chipper. - i spent a day following ed davey round the other day.o the chase of it, i they feel that they can tap - into what they think is a desire for change in places where there might be a desire to change - from the conservatives. but there isn't huge support for labour. | and, you know, primarily, _ as we've talked about our newscasts, that's in the south east i of england and the south west of england. and there's a couple of pockets . elsewhere in the north of england and in, in scotland. but the main areas that they hope to gain are in the sort of south east - and the south west. they're pretty keen and prettyi confident, i think, of becoming the third biggest party— in westminster again, you know, which gives them that sort of slot at prime minister's questions - and additional funding and that kind of stuff. | if, as anticipated, the scottish national party slide back - and therefore the lib dems - and the scottish national party kind of swap places or cross over in terms of the number- of the number of mps. and chris, there was a classic

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the | nhs, and ed davey will be leading the party— nhs, and ed davey will be leading the party and _ast for to that. the state opening of - parliament has been a feast for the eyes, as it always is. with the tradition, comes out the laying out of the politics for the next year ahead. as you have heard, heatedly pot, with a new government's stated ambitions and priorities. that is the end of the programme today. coverage of the debate on the king's speech continues on bbc two and iplayer, with politics live. thank you for watching and goodbye. live from westminster. this is bbc news. the pomp and pageantry of the state opening of parliament for the first labour government in ia years. tumpet fanfare in a crowded house of lords, the king says the starmer government will create a new national energy company, nationalise railways, and reform planning and health laws. my my government's legislative programme will be mission led and based upon the principles of

their leader, ed davey, behaves so flamboyantly, either riding a cheesecake or bungee jumping, and theo enter the british parliament on... the party's yellow bus.

ed davey became a secretary of state, for example. held by the person responsible for postal affairs, the minister responsible for postal affairs, was too broad, that is to say there was too broad, that is to say there was too much to do?— too much to do? there was a vast amount within _ too much to do? there was a vast amount within the _ too much to do? there was a vast amount within the department. . too much to do? there was a vast amount within the department. i | amount within the department. i think we may come to this in more detail later but in the briefing pack, the topical briefing pack, i noticed there was a list of 100 items which came within my portfolio, roughly. and the post office was one of them. and the portfolio had to be divvied up between ministers and civil servants. the post office was part of a junior minister's portfolio and i think that was proportionate given the wide range of things we had to do. , ., , ., ., , , do. did any of the 'unior ministers in our do. did any of the 'unior ministers in your time _

the lib dem leader, ed davey today . dem leader, ed davey today. bungee jumping. dem or not? also, starmer says that if he becomes prime minister, he will regularly stop work at 6 pm. and have family time. is this a goodidea and have family time. is this a good idea or quite frankly, if you want work life balance, should you be doing a different job? you tell me. and an earthquake in europe . macron's earthquake in europe. macron's gamble to call a spontaneous election has to put it mildly, gone wrong. the extremes at both end of the scale have smashed his party. what do you make to it all? and at glastonbury, it wasn't just the audience. crowdsurfing. oh no. a banksy artwork depicting a small boat packed with migrants passed along the crowd to,

the ed davey roadshow continues. five minutes worth of tuition on how to get from lying on the board to standing up. this is a beach in north cornwall. north cornwall is a constituency at the liberal democrats are trying to win and illustrates one of the issues that the lib dems are talking about, water quality. before ed davey and the others went out onto the water at the were given a briefing that said sometimes sewage is released into the spray from a tributaryjust over there, and to try and stay on the site to avoid it, it doesn't happen often but it does happen and the liberal democrats say they were one of the first part is to talk about the importance of clean water, and they are making it a major part of their campaign throughout the weeks that have made up their selection battle. the liberal democrats are here in the south—west because they see it as a region with a string of seats they can take off the conservatives. their main strategy in the selection has been to try and take on the conservatives rather t

ukrainian war in third place is the liberal democrats and its leader ed davey, that is, bungee jumpinging success, while the real picture of what is happening is reflected in our publication: changes, and what has changed, the fourth prime minister in 5 years, it’s called chiharda. good morning. i am about to meet his majesty to tender my resignation as prime minister. addressing the country, i will first say: forgive me, i gave this work my all, but you have given a signal that the government... of britain must change, only your assessment matters. i heard your anger and your disappointment and i take myself liability for losses. against the backdrop of the results, i am going to resign as head of the party, but not immediately, but as soon as everything is prepared for the election of my successor. it is important that after 14 years in government, the conservative party restructures itself and plays a key role in the opposition, professionally and effectively. lees - conservative party candidate, 11,217 votes. looks like she lost. yeah, she lost second place to the laborists. it was

we have had a brief chat with sir ed davey who is on the bus with _ chat with sir ed davey who is onwatching the polls like everybody else _ watching the polls like everybody else. some people is to come out today _ else. some people is to come out today lib— else. some people is to come out today. lib dems go down to eight or 20 seats— today. lib dems go down to eight or 20 seats in— today. lib dems go down to eight or 20 seats in parliament, they will be disappointed, if they get to 40 or 50 they— disappointed, if they get to 40 or 50 they will be pleased, if they get to 60 _ 50 they will be pleased, if they get to 60 or— 50 they will be pleased, if they get to 60 or 70 as examples have suggested, they will be cock—a—hoop. he talked _ suggested, they will be cock—a—hoop. he talked about one issue, if the liberat— he talked about one issue, if the liberal democrats become the third party about the snp, that means they -et party about the snp, that means they get something quite valuable for them, _ get something quite valuable for them, they get the chance to ask a question— them, t

and you're right , what ed davey tried to do right, what ed davey tried to do was, first of all, grabia then duly covered. and having got the media there, they were prepared to listen to our policies on on on carers , on the nhs and so on, on carers, on the nhs and so on, on carers, on the nhs and so on, on sewage and, that was a very successful, campaign. and also we had keir starmer looking a little bit bored and rishi sunak being gaffe prone. so ed davey came across, i think, rather better than those two in the clips, and we were rewarded accordingly. but, you know, the first past the post system is not our form of government. we don't think that's how voting should take place, but we have to use it the way it is and the reality is that we've targeted ruthlessly. we've got seats where we got 25,000 votes on the seats, we got 1000 votes. we've had to make it work for us, but it's not the right system. there's no doubt mps from reform will will complain bitterly about. >> that's a great point, norman. i want to ask you about that. do you think the reform party could learn from the li

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now they have real candidates in front of them, and ed davey is clearly not one of them. i really liked it, i really liked the optimism, the humor and the fact that people want to have fun. unlike the conservatives, we have not taken millions of pounds from russian sources in recent years, and how dare the deputy prime minister accuse us of this, it's still the same canards about russian interference, which we have heard since the brexit referendum, they are all. continue and continue to inflate, and this is complete nonsense. it was the first successful election campaign for keir starmer, who he hopes is on track to victory. what is his message? don't rely on anyone, just vote labour. 4.5 years ago, when i became the leader of this party, i was asked the same question, here we are standing here on the last monday before the elections, and we are ready change our country for the better. this leader is still fighting, but it may be game over for him and he is now trying to retain at least one parliamentary seat for the conservative party. i will fight for you, i will make